Title :
Filament amplification in a liquid
Author :
Amico, C.D. ; Hauri, C.P. ; Santos, A.Dos ; Mysyrowicz, A.
Author_Institution :
ENSTA, Lab. d´´Opt. Appl., Ecole Polytech. Palaiseau, Palaiseau
Abstract :
We study the amplification of femtosecond filaments in a liquid amplifying medium, Sulphorhodamine 640 in an ethanol solvent. Evidence of filament diameter expansion is demonstrated.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; light propagation; optical Kerr effect; organic compounds; Sulphorhodamine 640; ethanol solvent; femtosecond filament amplification; filament diameter expansion; liquid amplifying medium; Ethanol; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pulses; Optical solitons; Plasma applications; Pulse amplifiers; Solvents; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics; 190.5530 Pulse propagation and solitons; 350.5400 Plasmas;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4629080
